Florida
Ash, White
Fraxinus americana
- Published height
- 126.5 ft
- Published points
- 321.6
Date in record: November 16, 2017
Explore this record →Out in the world · Massachusetts
Remarkable trees, a place to begin. Explore the register, get to know the species, and bring a little attention outdoors.
The register behind the map
May 2026 edition
139 records are included in this imported selection. 139 have approximate map points; 0 remain searchable without a marker. Multiple trees can share one town or county point.
Register editions, retrieval dates, and individual measurement dates describe different things. This snapshot does not confirm current tree condition. Approximate map points do not locate individual trees or establish permission to visit.
The supplied Massachusetts DCR Champion Trees workbook, May 2026. Original names, measurements, location descriptions, and notes are retained. Approximate town centers come from MassGIS municipal polygon centroids retrieved October 6, 2026. “Manchester” is mapped to Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Full source links on the shared map →A glimpse of the register
These are four of the highest published heights in this imported selection, when available. Measurements come from different dates; this preview creates no new champion or national titles. Open a record for its status, measurement context, and source notes.
Florida
Fraxinus americana
Date in record: November 16, 2017
Explore this record →South Hadley
Pinus strobus
Date in record: April 3, 2023
Explore this record →Northampton
Liriodendron tulipifera
Date in record: September 27, 2017
Explore this record →Sunderland
Platanus occidentalis
Date in record: May 27, 2017
Explore this record →From a record to a relationship
These Library species appear in Massachusetts’s imported register. Explore identification, seasonal observations, and a practice beside a tree. Photographs are species references taken elsewhere. Matches use scientific names without regard to capitalization; botanical synonyms remain separate.

2 register records
Stay with what is here. Let an ordinary detail earn your attention.
Practice with Blackgum →Find this species in Massachusetts →Bostonian13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the life around a tree. Consider what you receive and what you can offer.
Practice with American Basswood →Find this species in Massachusetts →Photo by Virens · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Begin with one branch. Let your attention widen to include the life around it.
Practice with American Elm →Find this species in Massachusetts →Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Make room for shelter and a boundary that supports it.
Practice with American Holly →Find this species in Massachusetts →Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice a small tree's presence. Find a pace you can return to.
Practice with American Hophornbeam →Find this species in Massachusetts →BotBln · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow one curve. Notice the support that lets you soften your effort.
Practice with American Hornbeam →Find this species in Massachusetts →Katja Schulz · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice a steady form and a changing detail. Practice returning without holding the scene still.
Practice with Bald Cypress →Find this species in Massachusetts →Crusier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Stay with the ordinary detail. Let a few minutes of looking be enough.
Practice with Beech →Find this species in Massachusetts →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look again. Let a familiar place become the beginning of a new encounter.
Practice with Birch →Find this species in Massachusetts →Joshua Mayer · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the life around one tree. Let your attention make room for another presence.
Practice with Black Cherry →Find this species in Massachusetts →Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look carefully before naming. Let a clear intention have time to develop.
Practice with Black Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →Willow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look beyond today's result. Choose something worth tending over time.
Practice with Black Walnut →Find this species in Massachusetts →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look again at something familiar. Let a different form widen your understanding.
Practice with Boxelder →Find this species in Massachusetts →Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Take in a wider view. Make room for an effort you can sustain.
Practice with Bur Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice one living neighbor. Let appreciation lead to one informed act of care.
Practice with Butternut →Find this species in Massachusetts →H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what supports a life. Reflect on belonging through the care you receive and offer.
Practice with Cedar →Find this species in Massachusetts →F.D. Richards · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look for what is easy to miss. Let a quiet detail be enough.
Practice with Cucumber Magnolia →Find this species in Massachusetts →KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what this season holds. Let change have a place in continuity.
Practice with Dawn Redwood →Find this species in Massachusetts →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look for one seasonal detail. Give an emerging possibility your attention.
Practice with Eastern Redbud →Find this species in Massachusetts →Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the small center within a familiar display.
Practice with Flowering Dogwood →Find this species in Massachusetts →Jim Janke · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Meet this moment within a longer story.
Practice with Ginkgo →Find this species in Massachusetts →Ginkgo CZ · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the present conditions. Find one adjustment that helps you continue.
Practice with Green Ash →Find this species in Massachusetts →Matt Lavin · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice texture and the life around it. Find one ordinary way to care.
Practice with Hackberry →Find this species in Massachusetts →Not named by source · CC0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Listen beneath the branches. Make room for nearby sounds and your own response.
Practice with Hemlock →Find this species in Massachusetts →David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let light and space guide a considered next step.
Practice with Honeylocust →Find this species in Massachusetts →Wendy Cutler · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the space between branches. Give an unfinished thing time to unfold.
Practice with Kentucky Coffeetree →Find this species in Massachusetts →Leonora (Ellie) Enking · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the season you are in. Explore what you offer, receive, and allow to change.
Practice with Maple →Find this species in Massachusetts →Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look at one broad leaf, then let your attention include the space around it.
Practice with Northern Catalpa →Find this species in Massachusetts →Wendy Culter · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Give growth time. Find a steady place from which you can respond to change.
Practice with Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →skdavidson · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Find a comfortable distance. Let a clear boundary make room for care.
Practice with Osage Orange →Find this species in Massachusetts →H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow a line of leaflets and find a steadier rhythm of attention.
Practice with Pignut Hickory →Find this species in Massachusetts →Jamie Richmond · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow one branch. Find a clear direction within a complicated day.
Practice with Pin Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →Willow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Return to one clear point. Notice what stays, what changes, and how you begin again.
Practice with Pine →Find this species in Massachusetts →F. D. Richards · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Begin again from the place where you stand.
Practice with Pitch Pine →Find this species in Massachusetts →Joan Muller / NOAA, Waquoit Bay NERR · Public domain · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Meet the conditions you have. Notice how a small adjustment can open another way forward.
Practice with Red Maple →Find this species in Massachusetts →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Find a steady center. Leave room for the many lives and possibilities around it.
Practice with Red Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →Wendy Cutler · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow a changing surface. Make room for one useful adjustment.
Practice with River Birch →Find this species in Massachusetts →Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Make room for more than one shape. Notice a difference without needing to resolve it.
Practice with Sassafras →Find this species in Massachusetts →Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice a change without asking yourself to hurry it.
Practice with Scarlet Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let the layers hold your attention. Give something worthwhile time to develop.
Practice with Shagbark Hickory →Find this species in Massachusetts →F. D. Richards · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Watch a familiar surface change. Allow another angle to add to what you know.
Practice with Silver Maple →Find this species in Massachusetts →Olegivvit · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice two sides of one leaf. Make room for a fuller view.
Practice with Swamp White Oak →Find this species in Massachusetts →Bruce Kirchoff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Begin with one point. Let a complicated scene become something you can observe.
Practice with Sweetgum →Find this species in Massachusetts →skdavidson · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look at the pattern, then widen your view. Notice how a distinctive life belongs to a larger place.
Practice with Sycamore →Find this species in Massachusetts →Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let a small detail widen your perspective. Give your next intention room to grow.
Practice with Tulip Tree →Find this species in Massachusetts →Mark Robinson · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Meet the tree as it is today. Let one close observation become a small act of care.
Practice with White Ash →Find this species in Massachusetts →Photographer not listed (NC State source) · CC0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Make room for a different response. Explore a softer approach without losing your footing.
Practice with Willow →Find this species in Massachusetts →Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 DE · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP
A place to begin outdoors
Our available Massachusetts guides pair arrival and access information with a practice. A guide may feature an ordinary tree, a forest, or a champion; its inclusion here does not give it a champion title. Check current site guidance before travelling.
Campus arboretum · Smith College Campus Arboretum · Northampton, Massachusetts
Choose a permitted, stable viewpoint on the south side of College Hall, clear of entrances, paths, and planted beds.
Arrival, access & practice →Sidewalk viewing · North Main Street · Sunderland, Massachusetts
Choose a clear section of public sidewalk where you can stop without obstructing others. Observe from that distance, keeping off the surrounding root area and private yard.
Arrival, access & practice →